This morning, I added a number of albums that weren't in the database. The worst of these albums would be rated as very good (3.5), and a few of them are borderline classics. I am going to rank them. So, if you're only willing to listen to one or two albums, choose those from the top of the list. I hope you enjoy them!

This album was already in the database. But it had only been rated three times, so I thought it warranted inclusion. Recorder is a glitch masterpiece. It is unsettling and downright creepy, but beautiful for those qualities. I recommend their entire discography. 5/5

Plone was signed to Warp Records (of Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, and Autechre fame) after releasing their single "Press a Key". They subsequently recorded For Beginner Piano, and then disbanded. The album definitely lives up to Warp's standards. 4.7/5

Christopher Horner (or christ.) was initially a member of Boards of Canada. He contributed to the release Twoism, and then split ways with Michael and Marcus in 1995. His music shares alot of the same characteristics, and if you have been waiting for the next Boards of Canada album forever, this might be the answer to your woes. 4.5/5

Nobukazu Takemura is a well known IDM producer in Japanese circles. His music is childlike and joyful. Remember the young Link music in Zelda: Ocarina of Time? That's more or less the essence Takemura strives for. 4.5/5

Another artist that has been stagnating in the database with no exposure. ISAN is often compared to Boards of Canada, even though their sound is completely distinct. Beautiful IDM that should be heard. 4.2/5

I won't get the artwork for this album because it's filed incorrectly in the database. However, this is a side project of Scott Herren (Prefuse 73, Savath y Savalas) which could be catagorized as trip-hop. There's no vocals, but hip-hop beats are prominently utilized alongside dreamy harmonics. Worthwhile. 4/5

@WB: You should get the album "Whole Numbers Play the Basics". It's the album that put CVJ on the map, probably the album that got them that opening slot. The only reason I didn't list it is because it was already in the database, and it's relatively well known. It's rated as a 3.2 here, but that's really not very accurate. Discogs has it rated at 4.31/5 with 144 ratings.

@Havey: Scroll to the top of your screen. In the red bar, there is no Electronica section. There really should be. It's a major genre, and much more important than either indie or punk which are really just subgenres of rock.

The Robotic Girl Next Door was his fourth album. The first three, Science Fiction, Oto: Ambient Collection, and The Grey Box, are all pretty good. After TRGND, he went downhill. He captures the sound in a few songs, but nothing consistent.

Everyone who liked the first few albums should definitely keep going and check out 5-10.

5 and 9 are really similar to Boards of Canada. 5 has every right to be, and 9 could conceivably be called an imitator, but they're particularly talented replications. Fans of Tycho, Lone (or Kona Triangle), Arovane, Loscil would dig these two.

8 is really good IDM, definitely worth hearing if you like Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Plaid, Squarepusher, Clark.

I should have mentioned that 10 has a significantly glitchy side to it, and everyone who liked edIT's Crying Over Pros For No Reason, or Oval (or albums 2 and 4) should give it a chance when you have the opportunity. His alter-ego, Prefuse 73 and Savath y Savalas (only really the first album, and first EP after which he starts doing a Spanish folk thing) are definitely both worth checking out if you dig DJ Shadow or Flying Lotus.

i get that, but it's relatively obscure. i mean, it's akin to saying for example Gorement is not obscure metal. yeah people who have an active interest in metal and death metal especially would probably have heard of them one way or another but they're pretty obscure relative to your Maidens and Metallica's or even Cannibal Corpses of this world.

for a little perspective, before this list it wasn't even in the database. on RYM where stuff like this is more appreciated it has a measly just 7 votes.

on last.fm, he is the least popular of NINE artists called Spark who have a combined whopping total of 12k listeners, with the top Spark being a female pop singer.